US5324161A - Refuse receptacle charging hopper - Google Patents

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US5324161A
US5324161A US07/836,300 US83630092A US5324161A US 5324161 A US5324161 A US 5324161A US 83630092 A US83630092 A US 83630092A US 5324161 A US5324161 A US 5324161A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/14—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B65F3/20—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like
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  • This invention relates generally to material handling apparatus and more particularly, though not exclusively, to apparatus suitable for handling refuse.
  • the charging hopper may comprise a curved guide surface therein which extends between the first and second openings so as to define a slide for directing material towards the second opening.
  • the curved guide surface is generally complementary to the arc of movement of the work head between the first and second positions, with the work head being disposed adjacent the guide wall surface and in close proximity thereto during movement between the first and second positions.
  • the top wall and side walls taper towards one another to a trailing edge section, that is whilst the work head is of the same width dimension at its trailing edge as it is at its front wall it is of reduced height as a result of the taper.
  • the control member may further include mounting arms which have the work head operatively connected to one thereof the other ends being mounted for pivotal movement about the pivot axis the mounting arms being arranged so that in said first position the first opening can be accessed. This can be as a result of the tapering of the work head towards its trailing edge which permits the first opening to be substantially clear of the work head even when the work head is in the first position.
  • the top wall is displaced in such a manner that it is adjacent one of the side walls of the hopper.
  • the top wall of the work head may form a cover above the second opening when the control member is in the second position so that material being loaded into the charging hopper will not interfere with the material being discharged through the second opening and when the work head is in the first position, the top wall is displaced in such a manner that it is adjacent one of the side walls of the hopper.
  • Drive means may be provided for causing movement of the control member between the first and second positions.
  • Such drive means may be in the form of one or more hydraulic pistons/cylinder assemblies operatively interconnected between the mounting arms and the hopper.
  • the piston/cylinder assemblies may be mounted on suitable pivot pins on the hopper and the mounting arms.
  • Material such as refuse can be loaded into the hopper through the first opening thereof. With the control member in the first or raised position the material falls onto the guide surface on the base of the hopper and is directed towards the second opening from where it passes into the holding receptacle.
  • Activation of the drive means causes the control member to move from the first position where the work head is raised to the second position where it is disposed adjacent the second opening and thereby forcing the material into the holding receptacle and when necessary compacting or compressing the material.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a refuse collecting vehicle incorporating apparatus according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation of apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an end elevation of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 2 and 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a control member which forms part of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 2 to 4.
  • the apparatus generally indicated at 1 is shown mounted adjacent a collecting receptacle 50 in the form of a reinforced tank.
  • the apparatus and receptacle may be mounted on a vehicle such as a truck 55.
  • a loading arm 56 is arranged to pick up refuse bins and discharge the contents through chute 57 to the apparatus of the present invention.
  • the receptacle is mounted onto a vehicle but may simply be disposed in a suitable location.
  • the apparatus 1 includes a charging hopper 3 having a side wall 5 with a first opening 6 in its top and a second opening 7 in a lower region of the side wall 5.
  • the hopper further includes a base wall 8 having a curved surface 9, which forms a slide directed from the first opening 6 towards the second opening 7.
  • material from chute 57 is directed through the first opening 6 of the apparatus and material is passed through the second opening 7 into receptacle 50.
  • the apparatus 1 further includes a control member 10 having a work head 12 disposed within the charging hopper 3 the control member 10 being mounted for movement about a pivot axis 20 which extends generally horizontally as shown.
  • the work head 12 moves in an arc about the pivot axis 20 between a first or raised position in which the work head 12 is spaced from the second opening 7 and a second or lowered position in which the work head 12 is adjacent or within the second opening.
  • the work head 12, as shown is in the form of a block having a front wall 14 a top wall 15 and side walls 16.
  • the front wall 14 is arranged to push the material in the charging hopper 3 through the second opening 7 and where necessary compact the material within the receptacle 50.
  • the side walls 16 of the work head each have a curved lower edge 17 which is complementary to the curved guide surface 9 of the charging hopper 3 the curved lower edges 17 of the side wall of the work head being adjacent the curved guide surface of the charging hopper.
  • the top wall 15 and side walls 16 converge towards one another in the direction of the trailing edge of work head 12.
  • the work head does not interfere with opening 6 of the charging hopper 3.
  • the top wall 15 of the work head 12 forms a cover above the second opening 7 when the control member is in the lowered or second position so that material being loaded into the hopper through opening 6 will not interfere with the material being discharged through the second opening.
  • the top wall is positioned such that it is adjacent the side wall of the charging hopper 3.
  • material such as refuse can be loaded into the charging hopper 3 through the first opening 6 thereof.
  • the control member 10 With the control member 10 in the first or raised position the material falls onto the curved guide surface on the base of the charging hopper 3 and under the influence of gravity is directed towards the second opening 7 from where it passes into the holding receptacle 50.
  • Activation of the drive means 25 causes the control member 10 to move from the first position where the work head 12 is raised to the second position where it is disposed adjacent the second opening 7 and thereby forcing the material into the holding receptacle and when necessary compacting or compressing the material.
  • the arcuate length of the lower surface of control member 10 adjacent guide surface 9 is less than half the arcuate swing of the control member 10 between the first position and the second position.
  • the apparatus of the present invention provides a relatively simple and efficient mechanism which because of its simplicity has relatively low maintenance.
  • gravity therefor assists in moving the material through the second opening and compacting the material within the receptacle.

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US5651654A (en) * 1995-03-28 1997-07-29 Mcneilus Truck And Manufacturing, Inc. Tilting bin handler
US6095744A (en) * 1997-01-15 2000-08-01 Harrison; Ralph Refuse container handling system
US6158336A (en) * 1999-02-22 2000-12-12 Cambiano; Angelo M. Trash compacting container including guide plate
US6776570B1 (en) * 2003-05-06 2004-08-17 Michael Thobe Refuse receptacle having a charging hopper and moving floor and method therefor
US6854949B2 (en) 2002-04-30 2005-02-15 Wittke Inc. Refuse collection vehicle with pendular packing device and refuse ejection system
US20050053452A1 (en) * 2003-09-05 2005-03-10 Gabe Tomassoni Non-linear reciprocating packing mechanism for refuse collection vehicle
US20050123384A1 (en) * 2002-12-03 2005-06-09 Fanotech Enviro Inc. Side-loading refuse collection and transport vehicle with combined compactor
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US20080035176A1 (en) * 2004-08-25 2008-02-14 Byers Ernest F Automated Cart and Container Cleaning System
US20080105474A1 (en) * 2004-08-25 2008-05-08 Blast N Clean Llc Cart and container cleaning system with heated fluid
US20080105761A1 (en) * 2004-08-25 2008-05-08 Blast N Clean Llc Interior and exterior cleaning of waste carts and containers
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CN104890279A (zh) * 2015-04-30 2015-09-09 徐州天久重工有限公司 一种钟摆压缩式移动垃圾压缩设备
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US9764894B2 (en) 2015-08-25 2017-09-19 Wayne Industrial Holdings, Llc Refuse collection vehicle body with pendulum packer
CN111924388A (zh) * 2020-09-07 2020-11-13 山西明德环境科技有限公司 垃圾压缩收集转运装置

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US5651654A (en) * 1995-03-28 1997-07-29 Mcneilus Truck And Manufacturing, Inc. Tilting bin handler
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US20050123384A1 (en) * 2002-12-03 2005-06-09 Fanotech Enviro Inc. Side-loading refuse collection and transport vehicle with combined compactor
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US20080105474A1 (en) * 2004-08-25 2008-05-08 Blast N Clean Llc Cart and container cleaning system with heated fluid
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US20080105761A1 (en) * 2004-08-25 2008-05-08 Blast N Clean Llc Interior and exterior cleaning of waste carts and containers
US20080110476A1 (en) * 2004-08-25 2008-05-15 Blast N Clean Llc Container cleaning system using nozzles
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CN102259742A (zh) * 2011-05-16 2011-11-30 东莞市达成机械设备制造有限公司 摆臂式垃圾压缩站
US20150307275A1 (en) * 2014-04-24 2015-10-29 Mytmule, Llc Material Handling System
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